Associate VP, IT Procurement & Supplier Management

Become a part of our caring community Technology is one of the organization’s largest, fastest-changing and most strategically important areas of external investment. The Associate Vice President, IT Procurement & Supplier Management will lead a 40+ associate organization responsible for converting annual technology spend into business capability, innovation, speed, resilience and financial value. The AVP will serve as the senior Procurement partner to the Technology Leadership Team and reshape how Technology, Procurement and the supplier ecosystem work together. The role leads category and supplier management across enterprise software and SaaS, cloud and infrastructure, hardware, telecommunications, technology labor, consulting, managed services and other technology-enabled services. Working across Technology, Finance, Legal, Risk, Privacy, Information Security and Procurement, the AVP will engage earlier in strategy and investment planning, improve supplier economics and performance, strengthen commercial leverage, reduce friction and cycle time, and build a commercially sophisticated, analytically rigorous and technology-enabled team. Success will be measured by whether Technology moves faster, makes better investment decisions and receives greater value, innovation and resilience from its supplier ecosystem. Key Responsibilities Serve as Technology’s Strategic Commercial Partner Serve as the senior Procurement relationship leader and trusted commercial advisor to the Technology Leadership Team. Translate Technology strategy, architecture, investment priorities and multi-year roadmaps into integrated category, supplier and commercial strategies. Connect Technology planning and funding decisions with Procurement’s sourcing pipeline, renewal calendar and value commitments. Engage before requirements and supplier preferences are fixed, helping leaders evaluate make, buy, partner, renew, consolidate and exit alternatives. Shape demand, challenge unnecessary complexity and clarify the total cost, risk and strategic implications of commercial decisions. Bring external market intelligence, supplier perspectives and competitive alternatives into Technology planning. Deliver concise, decision-ready executive recommendations covering value, cost, risk, contractual exposure, optionality and tradeoffs. Establish Procurement as an extension of Technology leadership rather than a downstream execution function. Accelerate Execution and Simplify the Experience Lead the overall Technology-Procurement commercial experience while maintaining clear decision rights across enterprise functions. Identify and remove bottlenecks across intake, sourcing, due diligence, contracting, approvals and renewals. Establish transparent service levels, ownership, escalation paths and performance measures. Create differentiated pathways based on value, complexity and risk so routine work moves quickly and consequential decisions receive appropriate rigor. Use intake, orchestration, analytics and automation to improve transparency, data quality and cross-functional coordination. Reduce fire drills through disciplined demand and renewal planning, early risk identification and clear executive decision calendars. Build a culture of urgency, accountability and practical problem-solving focused on measurable speed-to-value. Lead Category Strategy and Enterprise Value Creation Own enterprise strategies for software and SaaS, cloud, infrastructure, hardware, telecommunications, technology labor, consulting and managed services. Develop multi-year category strategies grounded in Technology roadmaps, architecture direction, consumption data, market intelligence, benchmarks, cost drivers and emerging technologies. Maintain a forward-looking portfolio of sourcing, renewal, optimization, demand-management and supplier-transformation opportunities sufficient to meet enterprise-value commitments. Drive value beyond price through license and consumption opt…

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